Irish Welfare State in the Twenty-First Century

Challenges and Change

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Its overarching framework for conceptualising and analysing welfare state change and its political, economic and social implications is based around four crucial questions, namely what welfare is for, who delivers welfare, who pays for welfare, and who benefits.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-10-12
Mått:148 x 210 x 32 mm
Vikt:644 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:337
Upplaga:16001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137571373

Utforska kategorier

Nationalekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Mary P. Murphy is Lecturer in Irish Politics and Society at Maynooth University, IrelandFiona Dukelow is a Lecturer in the Department of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, Ireland

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; Mary P. Murphy and Fiona Dukelow.- Chapter 1. Welfare states: how they change and why; Fiona Dukelow and Mary P. Murphy.- Chapter 2. The Irish social protection system: change in comparative context; Mel Cousins.- Chapter 3. Activation: solving unemployment or supporting a low pay economy?; Micheál L. Collins and Mary P. Murphy.- Chapter 4. Redistribution in the Irish pension system: upside down?; Gerard Hughes and Michelle Maher.- Chapter 5. Personal finance: financial services, access, credit and debt management; Stuart Stamp.- Chapter 6. Irish water services reform: past, present and future; Fiona Dukelow.- Chapter 7. Reform of the Irish healthcare system: what reform?; Sara Burke.- Chapter 8. Early childhood education and dare: a neglected policy arena?; Nóirín Hayes.- Chapter 9. New managerialism: a political project in Irish education; Bernie Grummell and Kathleen Lynch.- Chapter 10.- Social housing policy and provision: a changing regime?; Joe Finnerty, Cathal O’Connell and Siobhan O’Sullivan.- Chapter 11. Crisis and corporate welfare; Nat O’Connor and Paul Sweeney.- Chapter 12. Ireland and crisis: one island, two different experiences; Féilim Ó hAdhmaill.- Conclusion; Mary P. Murphy and Fiona Dukelow.